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US Supreme Court limits use of Clean Air Act to curb power plant emissions

The US Supreme Court is pictured in Washington on June 24, 2022. © Stefani Reynolds, AFP

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming.

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